Stock card



Aug. 2l, 1923'.

R. H. REED STOCK CARD FiledAsept. 5. 1921 ,n2 mauoJEkU 62504@ Wl T/VESSES Patented Aug. 21,' Y "l messer 'k Application filed' septemterfa 1921. seriai No; 438,537..

To (LEZ whom it' may concern Be it known' that I, RAY HOWARD REED,

a citizen ofthe United States, and a resi-V dent of Klamath Falls, in the county of Klamath andV State of Oregon, have invented certa-1n new and useful' Improvements in StoelrCards, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to stock cards having novel means to indicate the exact Yquantity of stock on hand.

A stock recordv card constructed in accordancewith this invention is providedk with and t0 indicate the exact quantity'of stock on hand so as to prevent over and underbuying. Further a feature ofthe invention is the fact that the stock card indicates the correct location of the stock sothat verication. may be made at any time yby a person not thoroughly acquainted in the Vstock room.

The improved' card is generally des`1g` the block number'of the stock, and in thisl case it may be assumed that the block stock is indicated by the letter A. A line 7 immediately below the block or section number indicates the shelf number in thesection A and in this case ity will be seen that the stock is arranged on shelf number 4, and in bin No. 7 as indicated onV the line 8 immediately below the shelf number. By reference tothe card the exact section, shelf and bin in which the stock isarranged may be located by anyone not familiar with the location of the various articles.

Directly beneath the designating means 6, 7 andS a line 9 is provided on-which may be indicated the maximum quantity of articles to be carried in stock, and directly beneath this line 9 aline l0 is providedon which may be written the minimum quantity of stock to Vbe carried.' Therefore, by referring tothe designations on'tlie lines 9 and 10 the stock clerk or other authorized individaul may instantly ascertain the maX- imum and minimum quantities of stock to be carried. Further, byVx reference to the balance column as will be hereinafter more fully describedykythe stock clerk vmay compare the quantity on hand with the mini`V mum and maximum quantities to be carried. At approximately the center. of the card the same is provided with a line l2 onwhiclr the name of the stock to be carried is indicated and? directly beneath the lineilQ is a line Mon which-the size ofthe article is indicated. Also beneaththe'line l is provided av line. 1.6 on which thetype of the article mayjbe indicated.

' At '.:therfghtjof theV card orwmoiieYV snecii'ically, at the-upperright hand corner ofV the same,l thecatalogue number is writtenvon' .line 20,`the1firm from whom the article was purchased, written on the line 2l andy the factoryA Tcost Written on the line 22. The means to indicate the movement of the stock landed; or jdg'eliverled costV is Ywritten on, the line 23, the selling pricelto the liobbers on Ytheline 24, the selling price t0 the dealerson the'linel 26 and the selling price retailed-onthe line 27. Y Y

It will be seen that all of the data pertaining to a particular article willV Vbe written on the same'card so that it Will not at anytime be necessary to refer'to the date on which the order was given. At the right of the column 28 is provided ja column V`3l inwhich thequantity ordered Yis writ-j' ten. f At the right ofthe column l28 is provided a Received column 33 yand on the opposite sides of this column date and quan- A Y' 95 When'the goods'is ordered a notation of,

tity columns 34 and 35 are provided.

this is madein the column 28 and ivvhen so Y- the goods is received a notation of itsvre- Y ceipt is made in the column 83. Y,

A pairV of columns 35V are arranged at the `right ofthe Received column and Y are provided with divisions 36 in which is vwritten. the date a'nd with divisions 3'(` in which isvvritten the price. At the rightfof each' column 37 there isprovided abalance quantity of goods on hand.

.column 38" in. which is Written therexact In'the use of the'improved record card the Y Y iirst step is to take a thorough 'inventory indicating -the Vquantity, location,Y size or typefcatalogue number7 factory cost, landed cost7 jobbers, dealers and selling price7 the Y name of the manufacturer orY other from number, and on the first line in the Sold column, the quantity of goods on hand originally. This will short7 the date the inven-Y tory was taken and the balance on hand on that date. f f

is the goods are disposed of, a notation ot this fact is made on the soldside of the card and the balance is then indicated on the card so that the stock clerk and other interested parties may ascertain the exact quantity oi' a given article on hand.

In carrying out the invention itlis essential to correctly list Vthe name of the goods on the card as there may be goods of various descriptions on hand7 which goods are of the same general type. Y

The incoming invoices for goods received are posted directlyto the cardsand propon hand.

erly checked and placed in their respective bins or shelves. When an order is given Vfor stock a notation of this is made immediately upon the card at the place indicated.

The stock may be checked periodically, and when the system is employed correctly the stock may be kept at the proper point at all times. i Y

l claim: Y A

An individual stock card comprising a sheet having lines yupon which the location of and the maximum and minimum number of articles to be carried in stock is indi-k cated, there being a plurality oix vertical coiumns upon which the date of ordervand the date of its receipt is Written, additional columns indicating the date on which the articles` are disposed koj and in what quantities and for what price, and vertical columns-indicating the balance of the articles RAY HOWARD nnen. 

